Do people want their mom’s to read their blog? Then you can’t say anything about them! I mean, you can easily say “a friend of mine” to be generic, but you can’t really say “a person who raised me” without narrowing it down quite a bit…

I think my grandma is the only person who reads my blog. She can’t figure out how to post a comment, though! Still, not bad for someone almost 90.

for the record, i know that my parents do read my blog. they like having a way to keep up on my life, since we live on opposite ends of the country. however, i don’t think they ever look at the comments — so i could say anything i want about them here! (evil laugh)

I’m Mark Oestreicher

I'm a partner in The Youth Cartel, providing services and resources for individual youth workers and organizations. I’ve been married to Jeannie for 30 years, and have two great kids: Riley (22) and Max (18).
Here's The Youth Cartel's website.
twitter: @markosbeard
instagram: @whyismarko